"Huh!?..." I stupidly reply to the bombshell my dad dropped on my lap. To say I'm shocked is an understatement. I'm totally flabbergasted "My mother was an original or did I not hear you properly?" I ask my dad again and he just nods back at me in returnMy mouth is still half open with shock when I look towards Eric for more confirmation. I see he also has the same shocked expression on his face which further confirms to me, even without my dad's words that my ear is working perfectly. "I am an original werewolf!" I say loudly this time, more to myself than for the benefit of my dad and Eric who are in the room with me.Who would have thought that I'm a descendant of one of the original shifter families that I've talked shit about with Eric so many times? I had no clue! How would I have known when none of my family members deemed it fit to tell me! Not my mom when she was alive and not my uncle that I stayed with for fifteen whole years! I saw my mom's birth certificate once and
Eric looks very serious. Even though there's no trace that he was joking with me on his face, I still found what he said hard to believe. How can someone who has had the wrong mindset for years be among the chosen ones?"Are you being serious with me right now, Eric? This is not the time to joke around, my dad is with us. It will be disrespectful if you're joking about such a serious matter." I deliberately emphasized on my dad and the time not to joke since I know the scoundrel does whatever he wants in the presence of his Uncle Knox as he calls my dadHe rolls his eyes at me in exasperation before turning to my dad instead"Uncle Knox, you said the mark to know a chosen one is a red crescent moon located in a private place on their body so it won't be easy for the enemies to notice right?""Yes..." My dad replies with a frown of concentration on his face."''Well, I saw something like that on your right butt cheek when you were in the shower earlier...""My right butt cheek?" I sa
Ash's POVOn the bed after I slammed the door in Celine's face. I find out I'm too excited to sleep. I keep tossing from one end of the bed to the other since my mate's face and the conversations we had kept playing over and over again in my mind.Who would have thought that the Ash that every shifter in Night Howlers pack referred to as a freak, ugly, maid, servant, and many more degrading names will actually have a mate who is important to the Alpha of the Night Howlers pack? He's not just any wolf but the most handsome of them all.I'm so happy I can't contain my happiness. He was right by not telling me his name since I feel like shouting out my feeling for him from on top of the pack house so every shifter will know I've finally found my mate and I've fallen hopelessly in love with him But even though he said nobody knows who he is right then and I shouldn't tell anyone about him, I wonder if I can tell Martha who is like a mother to me. I thought and wondered about it till I fi
Martha holds my two arms while looking into my eyes as she bombards me with questions "When did you find your mate within the little hours I left you to yourself? Who is the person? How did it happen? Do you like him? Are you in love with him already..." I laugh as I watch her go on and on cheerily. "One question at a time Martha, please... Okay, here is the thing, I couldn't smell him as my mate yet. I didn't know why before until he told me it was because I'm yet to be eighteen. Oh, Martha! The attraction between us was undeniable! It was exactly like how you described it to be if not more... I think I'm in love, Martha!" I reply and she laughs,"Oh, Ash..." She says and pulls me in for another hug"I am so happy for you girl. So happy!" She says again when she released me from the hug. "So how did you both meet? Who is he? Is he a member of the Night Howlers pack?" "We met after you left. I was just done cleaning the master bedroom when he walked into the room." Her eyes grew r
Miranda's POVI've been crushing on Ethan since when I was old enough to understand the attraction between a girl and a boy. He always had time to play fun games with Emily, his sister, and me when we were kids, that was until he turned fifteen, got himself a girlfriend, and totally cut contact with me. Even though I still see him around with Emily, he stopped playing with us and never acknowledged me until many years later when he flew back home all the way from England to specially attend my fifteenth birthday party. I also got my first kiss from him on that same day, it doesn't matter to me if it was just a chaste one on the cheek. A kiss is a kissMy feelings for him deepened after my birthday. I texted him one day to let him know how I feel about him and he just replied to me with an okay emoji. Even though he didn't tell me he feels the same way about me, he also didn't discourage me from loving him so I took his emoji response as a confirmation that he feels the same way about
Thor's POV"What next?" I ask Eric as we walk out of my dad's room. It feels as if my brain is shut down and I can no longer think properly. The thought that I almost lost my dad again scares me shitless. I wonder, what if he has another heart attack? Will he be able to survive it or he wouldn't like the doctor had said"You need to rest now. Get some sleep. We still have a couple of hours before the sun comes up. There's the meeting with Alpha Nate and who knows what trouble or mystery the fake news of your dad's death would bring to us?""Yeah, we should go back to the house," I replied absent-mindedly. I'm not really sleepy and would have kept myself busy with work if I was at home but I'm not. Since there's nothing for me to do this early in the morning, I have no other choice than to go to bed as Eric said, knowing I would probably count sheep till the sun comes upWe finally arrive back at the house and immediately I enter the room assigned to me, everything changes. 'It seems
Apart from the fact that my mate was mistreated, I love the Night Howlers pack. From the little, I've seen so far of it. Alpha Nate is a man of good standard and quality taste. I love the way his pack is structured and resources utilized. The Night Howlers pack's standard of living is top-notch considering the fact that it's not even among the first five largest packs in North America.My dad already appointed Alpha Nate as my trusted representative aka seconds, who will act in my stead in all matters concerning the duel. It's the job of the seconds to make all of the arrangements in advance, including where the duel will be held, how long the duel would last, and what conditions will end the duel, like if the duel will be a fight to the death or the fight would go on until the first blood is drawn.According to the duel law, as soon as the duel date is set, Justin and I can no longer communicate with each other until after the duel, no matter what the situation may be. Whatever messa
"What!?" I ask in disbelief. Kinda finding it hard to believe what I just heard Evelyn accuse me of. I look from her to where Alpha Nate is sitting to see he still has an amused expression on his face as if he's watching a comedy show while struggling to keep a straight face on.I also badly want to laugh but this is no laughing matter. For Evelyn to blatantly accuse me of murdering my own father, then she must have something up her sleeve that she wants to use as an ace against me. I wonder what her secret weapon is.Then the Council policeman's voice boomed out like a powerful thunder over me..."Thor!... Son of Viveka Andersen and Knox Quin. You're under arrest for the murder of your father, Knox Quin, The Alpha of Silver Moon pack. You can choose to follow me in peace or force my hand into taking you down by all means possible!"My brows shot up in amusement. I'm a big man with a huge beast myself. Six feet, five inches tall of sinewy muscles. As big as I am, I still find the Cou
"Yes, we came as soon as your Dad told us. He drove down here like a madman, almost killing us in the process!" Eric complains behind Thor and I laugh, gently pushing away so I can properly look at my man."Oh, babe!" I say. I touch his head and all over his face while telling myself, this is real. It is not an illusion. My mate is standing here before me. He's holding me in his arms."I'm not dreaming or am I?..." I seriously ask, looking deeply into his eyes. "This is not an illusion?" I ask again, kissing him this time. "Eric and Lily are not playing tricks on me?" His smile widens as he shakes his head,"No, babycakes." He replies and then crushes his mouth onto mine. His lips push mine open, making way for his tongue to deeply delve and explore the insides of my mouth. I kiss him back as fiercely, clinging tightly to him with my arms wrapped around his neck and my legs around his waist."Did that feel like an illusion?" He whispers into my ear after he pulls away from our kis
I enter the doctor's office, expecting to see Doctor Anders but it's another doctor that I see sitting in his chair. The man's eyes widen with surprise as I enter. "Oh, my!..." He exclaims and immediately stands from his chair, bowing so deeply his head almost hits the desk in front of him.He recognizes me even though we've not met before. Indeed the news about me saving everyone has spread amongst the warriors. I guess they also know I'm the one with the Lycan wolf. I wonder how long it will take my Lycanthropy secret to spread to the outside world."Luna–ma'am... I'm so sorry! I– I didn't know– I mean, we weren't expecting you! I would have personally gathered everyone to welcome you if I'd known and..." "No, that won't be necessary..." I say with a smile. Gather everyone to welcome me! Isn't that doing too much? I look from him to Ella. "I was expecting to see Doctor Anders?...""Oh, that's my bad, Luna, I should have informed you ahead of time before we arrived here..."
"I saved us!? How did I do that!?" I ask in disbelief since I don't remember doing anything but cry."We lost our powers. He was separated from the rest of us. The witch's plan was for me to watch him die a painful death and all I remember doing was cry. So how did I do it? How did I save us?"You screamed..." Lily replies I frown"That was it!?... I just screamed?" I ask not understanding how that helped save people's lives."Yes!" Ella says with excitement." You screamed and combusted!..." My eyebrows shots up in surprise as I continue to listen to her talk"The General told us all about it. He said it's one of your abilities. Besides, I was there that day when Alpha Elias asked about your powers and you told us what happened when you screamed in anger once."That was the day Miranda and the Council police came to arrest me. "That was what saved us!? And I combusted!?" "Yes! You screamed and burst into blue flame. They all flee. Fighting to escape the agonizing pain your screa
Ash's POV "Come on, babe! You can do it!" Thor softly says behind me. "Control is in the mind, remember? You control your powers with what your mind will and wish for. It will do what you ask it to do. It will harm or kill anyone you wish to harm or kill." "But I'm trying!" I shout with frustration. "I'm trying but it's not working!""Try harder!" I hear Granduncle Beowulf's firm voice say. "You're Goddess Sif. The chosen one of our House Howell. You're also a Lycan so give it your all! Try harder!""If you want to do it then you have to stop panicking so you can be able to concentrate." My mom's gentle voice takes over from Granduncle Beowulf. "Calm down. Relax and try to breathe through it. You can do it. I believe in you. Breathe my darling, breathe..." "Okay!" I say, nodding my head as I take deep breaths in before letting it out slowly. "I am Lycan. I am Goddess Sif. I am the chosen one of House Howell. I can do it. Control is in the mind...Control is in the mind...Cont
My eyes widen when the ground drops from underneath everyone right before my eyes. Or should I say they're floating above the ground? What is this? What is happening all of a sudden?I look around me and realize, no, not everyone, just the werewolves! The wereapes and hybrids are standing firmly on the ground while the werewolves float above it.Wait, I'm a werewolf. Why am I not floating with the others? Why am I the only one standing with our enemies?And why is everywhere this quiet all of a sudden? What happened to the mighty growls and groans? Come to think of it, they didn't just stop growling and groaning; they're motionless. They look frozen in place? "Thor!" I hear my name and my heart skips a bit with apprehension.Ash. I would recognize that voice anywhere. I suspected they wouldn't be able to stop her. Now she's here. God, why does she have to be here now that everything is turning upside down? My eyes search among the crowd of werewolves above the ground until I see
Thor's POVThe outcome of a battle could be decided by various factors which include the skill of the commanding officers, the numbers and experience of the warriors, the instruments and weapons used, the battleground, the weather conditions... and so onMind you; I said 'could be.' No one can predict the outcome of a war. Even if you get all your ducks in a row before the battle or your warriors are already having the upper hand during the battle, unexpected circumstances can suddenly turn the tide and fuck things up for you. Back in Denmark duels and battles between packs are the norm. It's a way to expand our territories, establish honor, and settle disputes. I've fought in many battles in the fifteen years I stayed with my uncle but none as crazily wild as this. A few minutes into it, I realized despite all the training we've had, we're still far from ready. Werewolf vs Wereape is a fair fight. Werewolf vs. hybrid is death sentence, especially for the nonoriginals among us. I
What the hell! I shockingly gaspIt's not a wereape child. It's a human! A human child wearing a wereape costume! My eyes narrow in disbelief when I see more hybrids coming out from behind her. Like, they're literally coming out of thin air. When Eric and Lily opened their portals, I saw the air shimmered before the space opened and widened into a hole big enough for multitudes to pass through. This is just plain space. More of them are coming out of plain, space! I whirl around, looking for Lily, but I don't see her anywhere.The only human form I see driving a dagger into a wereape's heart is a stranger. A black woman that reminds me of a character in a famous movie series. Oh, yes. Ancient witches take the form of another when their identity is exposed or they don't want to be exposed."Lily!" I growl over the chaotic howls and growls around us and the woman turns to look at me."Lily?" I questioningly call again to double sure and she smiles. Hurrying to me as she wipes her bl
The air reeks of blood, burnt flesh, and the sickening stench of dark wolves. Mighty growls and snarls reverberate all around me, filling my head with vivid images of the battle raging nearby.Even though my Lycan is running fast and hard, the loose beach sand slows me down, making it feel as if I'm running in slow motion. Damn, dunes! And damn Thor for sending me to the farthest part of the beach where hills of sand are molded everywhere.My heart beats wildly inside my chest. It's not only because I'm extremely anxious though. It's mostly because I'm feeling my mate's emotions– rage, fear, frustration, desperation... This makes me wonder, if the mighty Thor is feeling this way, then doesn't it mean the apes have the upper hand?I stumble and growl out in pain when I suddenly feel a sharp unbearable pain on my right flank. I touch the place and subconsciously look down at my hand. What was I expecting to see? Blood? I wonder.Almost immediately, I feel another ripping pain on my l
The moment I rise to follow the rest a strong hand holds me back. I turn to look at the person and I see Thor looking down at me, clearly looking worried. I wonder if he had been behind me all this while. I couldn't have known since our essence had been masked by Lily so the enemies wouldn't be able to smell our presence.I try to switch my grim expression into a smile but I'm not sure I manage to successfully pull it off. "Baby, we...""Do you remember what we talked about when I got my Thor power?" He hurriedly asks, cutting me off mid-sentence I frown, trying to recall that particular conversation "About control?" I ask He nods"Yes, about control. You're Goddess Sif. The chosen one of House Howell and a Lycan. If the time comes then don't be afraid to summon and use your powers. Control is in the mind. You control your powers with what your mind will and wish for. It will do what you ask it to do. It will harm or kill anyone you wish to harm or kill, you understand me!?" H